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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  News  Media  contact:  July  25,  2003  Daniel  Gonzalez  at  (202)  418-  2100 
 FCC  COMMISSIONER  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN  ANNOUNCES  STAFFING  CHANGE 
 Washington,  DC  --  FCC  Commissioner  Kevin  J.  Martin  today  announced  that  his  Special  Assistant  for  Legislative  and  Public  Affairs,  Emily  Willeford,  will  join  the  White 
 House  staff.  He  said,  “It  is  with  great  regret  that  I  announce  Emily’s  departure  from  my  staff.  Emily  has  been  a  key  member  of  my  team.  Emily’s  professionalism  and 
 dedication  to  excellence  is  the  hallmark  of  her  tenure  at  the  Commission.  Since  joining  my  staff  nearly  two  years  ago,  Emily  has  been  my  point  person  for  intergovernmental  and 
 industry  relations  as  well  as  my  liaison  on  press  matters.  I  thank  her  profoundly  for  her  wise  counsel  and  hard  work.  Emily  will  be  sorely  missed,  however,  I  am  excited  about 
 her  new  career  opportunity  and  confident  that  she  will  succeed  in  meeting  the  challenges  of  her  new  position. 


 Ms.  Willeford  has  served  as  Special  Assistant  to  Commissioner  Martin  since  November  of  2001.  Prior  to  joining  Commissioner  Martin’s  staff,  Ms.  Willeford  served 
 in  the  White  House  as  an  assistant  to  the  Deputy  Director  of  the  National  Economic  Council.  Prior  to  working  in  the  White  House,  Ms.  Willeford  was  a  legal  assistant  for  the 
 Bush  presidential  campaign  in  Austin,  Texas. 


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